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[bryan_m]

yea ray, that was a MONSTER float!! it took me nearly 2 hours to drink it........it had to be 3000 calories! LOL i know it was at least 2 pints of ice cream and 2 cans of root beer!

bryan

[cobraman]

Your in the home stretch now Bryan. The finish line is right in front of you. I believe you will finish this build.

[H.A.K]

Still lookin good.

[bryan_m]

thanks guys!

im hittin the bench in a bit, stay tuned.......

cheers
bryan

[Dr. Cranky]

Waiting for some more eye candy, buddy. You gotta finish this one soon. You are killing me! LOL!

[bryan_m]

ha! thanks cranky.......im hoping to have it done this weekend, if it all goes well. im at the bench now, gettin ready to start workin.

cheers
bryan

[dimebolt]

Gettin pretty close man.
Lookin good.
I forgot you have a pro touring Charger in here.
That thing is awesome also man. Your next project?
Corey

Edited by dimebolt, 09 November 2012 - 03:31 AM.

[bryan_m]

thanks corey!

yea the charger is on hold for a while... im not sure what next, either a willys gasser that will be a "forgetten gasser" it will be rusty n crusty from sitting in the weather, or i scored a 50 buick kit yesterday......that one could be next.

cheers
bryan

[Dr. Cranky]

Go, B, go. Drink a couple of rootbeer floats and you should finish it by tomorrow. LOL.

[bryan_m]

oh no, no floats this morning buddy! LOL

im gonna finish up the engine first this mornin, its nearly complete, then i can run my fuel lines and stuff and nail down the body on the frame......

cheers
bryan

[bryan_m]

I slash cut some aluminum tubing to make some air intakes for the carbs.....



i cleaned the edges up, and then dipped them in some ferric chloride acid to make them nasty........heres what i got





now i can move on to linkage and fuel lines......
cheers
bryan

[bryan_m]

heres a couple mock up shots of the engine in place.......im gonna try to make some headers from solder.....





more to come guys! thanks for lookin
cheers
bryan

[dimebolt]

Cool man, lookin good.
I'm getting ready to hit the bench, I think it's safe to say I'm not workin today.
Corey

[bryan_m]

cool! get busy corey! ha!

i have to run to the LHS around noon, and do some other stuff, so ill be MIA for a bit.......

bryan

[bryan_m]

i added the pedals and one of my shifters......still have a bit more weathering to do on them tho........





im off to the LHS, be back at it later on this afternoon.......thanks for lookin guys!
cheers
bryan

[dimebolt]

Gettin pretty close man!
Lookin good.
Corey

[cobraman]

Looking good Bryan. Did you ever pick up that 1:1 Buick ?

[H.A.K]

Wow. Still looks good.

[bryan_m]

thanks guys!

corey, no i havent bought the buick yet, im waiting for an insurance settlement to come through.....it might be a while.

cheers
bryan

[bryan_m]

SCORE!!!!!!

i snagged these at the LHS for 5 bucks apiece! i couldnt pass em up!






i also got some supplies that i desperately needed! now its time to get to work.......

more to come
bryan